Four-year university graduation rate goals unmet

Fewer than 40% of ISU and UNI students finish school in that time

12:27 AM,
Mar. 8, 2013

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Fewer than half of students at Iowa's public universities finish school in four years, although graduation rates have been creeping up in recent years, according to a new annual report released Thursday.

A broad national push to boost graduation rates is under way to raise the number of U.S. college graduates. Increasing the education level of Americans is necessary to keep the nation competitive in a global economy, state and federal officials say. Rising student debt is another oft-cited concern.

Iowa's universities boast graduation rates above the national average, but have ...